Friends of the Cross Keeps $20,000 State Grant
Sothern Illinois’s Friends of the Cross group will keep the $20,000 state grant from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity in Illinois. An atheist, Robert Sherman, contested the awarding of the grant for he believes that it violated the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause. However, the district court didn’t view it that way and dismissed the case for lack of standing.Read the Entire Article
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Philanthropy Shaping A New Miami
Many people, organizations and businesses in Miami are actively committed to philanthropy. As Javier Alberto Soto, president and CEO of the Miami Foundation, puts it, “Miami is home to a young, diverse demographic that’s looking for ways to get involved, ways to improve our community that aren’t traditional, like a formal gala.”
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